Made in pocket sizes – holding a few grammes for immediate consumption

Thirty tobacco-pipes from various countries of the world. Wood engraving, c. 1873, after J. T. Balcomb.

Three men (sailors?) sit at a table smoking pipes and drinking. Lithograph, early 19th century.

A married couple, Mr and Mrs Potts, arguing about Mr Potts's habit of tobacco smoking. Lithograph by T.H. Jones.

A young woman weighs out tobacco on a shop counter. Coloured lithograph by C. Regnier, 1843, after Guérard.

1 print : wood engraving ; border 31.5 x 22.8 cm

Two men indoors at a table: one fills his pipe while the other holds a pitcher and a tumbler of drink. Etching by G.F. Schmidt, 1757, after A. van Ostade.

1 print : lithograph, with watercolour and gum arabic ; border 22.7 x 18.4 cm.

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Tobacco jars and boxes

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Three men (sailors?) sit at a table smoking pipes and drinking. Lithograph, early 19th century.

Thirty tobacco-pipes from various countries of the world. Wood engraving, c. 1873, after J. T. Balcomb.

Two men indoors at a table: one fills his pipe while the other holds a pitcher and a tumbler of drink. Etching by G.F. Schmidt, 1757, after A. van Ostade.

A young woman weighs out tobacco on a shop counter. Coloured lithograph by C. Regnier, 1843, after Guérard.

A married couple, Mr and Mrs Potts, arguing about Mr Potts's habit of tobacco smoking. Lithograph by T.H. Jones.

Tobacco jars and boxes

Images from the collections

Images referencing Tobacco jars and boxes

Works from the collections

Three men (sailors?) sit at a table smoking pipes and drinking. Lithograph, early 19th century.

Thirty tobacco-pipes from various countries of the world. Wood engraving, c. 1873, after J. T. Balcomb.

Two men indoors at a table: one fills his pipe while the other holds a pitcher and a tumbler of drink. Etching by G.F. Schmidt, 1757, after A. van Ostade.

A young woman weighs out tobacco on a shop counter. Coloured lithograph by C. Regnier, 1843, after Guérard.

A married couple, Mr and Mrs Potts, arguing about Mr Potts's habit of tobacco smoking. Lithograph by T.H. Jones.

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